What color is #A37AAA?

#A37AAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37AAA?

The RGB value is 163, 122, 170: 163 red, 122 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37AAA?

The complementary color is #81AA7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37AAA color

#A37AAA rgb(163, 122, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A37AAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 47.8% green and 66.7% blue (163, 122, 170).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#A37AAA color codes

HEX	`#A37AAA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 122, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 47.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 28%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, 24.51, -19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 31.23, 321.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.319, 24.609, 41.228)`
Decimal	`10713770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37AAA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A37AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A37AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37aaa; }
.text { color: #a37aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 122 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37aaa, #aa7a99); }

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Questions

What color is #A37AAA?: #A37AAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37AAA?: The RGB value is 163, 122, 170: 163 red, 122 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37AAA?: The complementary color is #81AA7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.